Displaying 1 of 1 2021 Title: Just as I am : a memoir Author: Tyson, Cicely, author. Edition: First edition. Format: Book Publisher, Date: New York, NY : HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021] ©2021 Description: xvi, 416 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm Summary: The Academy, Tony, and Emmy Award-winning actor and trailblazer tells her stunning story, looking back at her life and six-decade career. Subjects: Tyson, Cicely. Actors -- United States -- Biography. African American actors -- Biography. African American women -- Biography. African American actresses -- United States -- Biography. Actresses -- United States -- Biography. Women entertainers -- United States -- Biography. Genre: Autobiographies. Other Author: Burford, Michelle, author. Davis, Viola, 1965- writer of foreword. Contents: Foreword: A mighty seed / Viola Davis -- Introduction: This life -- Part one: Planted. The vow ; String bean ; Church girl ; Transitions ; The other America ; Unspoken ; Ground shifts ; Divinely guided ; Shoulder taps ; Center stage -- Part two: Rooted. Riverside Park ; Going natural ; 1968 ; Rebecca ; Jane Pittman ; Endings and beginnings ; The ladder ; Roots ; Thanksgiving Day ; Threadbare ; Lesson before dying -- Part three: Bountiful. A strong harvest ; Trip to bountiful ; When great trees fall ; Just as I am. ISBN 9780062931061 Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Find It Map It Suggestions and more Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
